The pressure drop for two-phase liquid-liquid flow is theoretically
predicted for each flow regime. Empirical correlations, which
are applicable in all flow regimes, are also presented for holdup as
well as pressure d ...

The effect of over-oxidation on periodate oxidation
of cellulose was studied. It was found that the over-oxidation
process has a significant effect on the overall
reaction. An integrated rate equation was formulated.
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The principal aim of this study was the use and evaluation of dynamic
modeling techniques to identify mathematical models for cereal drying rates and
quality changes that best describe thin-layer malt drying data. Seve ...

The non-ideal aqueous electrolyte simulator (NAELS) is composed of
three major parts: a Newton-Raphson non-linear optimization program written
by Weare, et al (1987); an activity coefficient subroutine for non-ideal
e ...

This thesis examines the transient performance of packed bed heat
regenerators when very large temperature differences are involved. The
effects of gas temperature on the key gas physical properties of velocity,
densi ...

Y-Zeolite catalysts have the potential to promote the
shape-selective conversion of glucose to oxygenated
hydrocarbons at fairly low temperature (100 to 130°C).
Reaction of glucose solution with H-Y Zeolite catalyst
...

The adsorption equilibrium and kinetic behavior exhibited
by β-lactoglobulin at silanized silicon surfaces of varying
hydrophobicity were examined using ellipsometry. Adsorption
equilibrium results were used to constr ...

Two basic approaches to reduce computational requirements for solving
distillation problems have been studied: simplifications of the model based on
physical approximations and order reduction techniques based on numer ...

This thesis examines the transient response of a packed bed heat
regenerator when heated from an initial uniform bed temperature. Very large
(1700 K) temperature differences were studied as well as the effect of
simul ...

Succinic acid, a low molecular weight dicarboxylic acid was used to leach out
heavy metals from Willamette Valley soil (contaminated separately with lead, copper,
and zinc) in form of water-soluble organo-metal complex ...